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WTJX NEWSFEED: October 27, 2026

Pictured: Dilsa Capdeville, left, joins Human Services Commissioner Averil George in displaying a commemorative plaque during Monday’s dedication of the Dilsa Capdeville Head Start Center on St. Thomas, as Governor Albert Bryan Jr. applauds from his seat.
Source: Government House of the Virgin Islands
Pictured: Dilsa Capdeville, left, joins Human Services Commissioner Averil George in displaying a commemorative plaque during Monday’s dedication of the Dilsa Capdeville Head Start Center on St. Thomas, as Governor Albert Bryan Jr. applauds from his seat.

On today’s WTJX Radio NewsFeed: The opening of the Dilsa Capdeville Head Start Center on St. Thomas marks the completion of a $42 million federally funded initiative to rebuild six early childhood education facilities across the Virgin Islands, while honoring Capdeville's more than six decades of advocacy for children and families.

Six women who accuse Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse are asking a federal appeals court to reinstate their lawsuit against the Virgin Islands government and several former officials, challenging the earlier dismissal of their federal lawsuit.

St. Croix is gaining a new direct connection to the New York metropolitan area as United Airlines prepares to begin weekly nonstop flights from Newark Liberty International Airport this Saturday.

Listen to these stories and more.

Marcellina Ventura-Douglas is the Radio News Reporter for WTJX-FM, 93.1.She was born and raised on the island of St. Croix, where her grandfather founded&nbsp;the&nbsp;historic&nbsp;newspaper, The&nbsp;St. Croix Avis.&nbsp;Marcellina earned her&nbsp;bachelor’s degree in criminal justice&nbsp;from the University of the Virgin Islands,&nbsp;also&nbsp;working in the office of Senator Shawn-Michael Malone while she attended school.&nbsp;After leaving Malone's office,&nbsp;Marcellina&nbsp;went on to serve as program director of Vivid Streaming before working for the Virgin Islands National Guard as a Family Assistance Center Specialist from 2017 to 2018, where she supported service members and their families following Hurricanes Irma and Maria.&nbsp;She then joined WTJX-TV, Channel 12 as a producer, but was soon&nbsp;tapped to switch to WTJX-FM to deliver local evening news through the WTJX NewsFeed, airing every weekday at 5:00 pm on 93.1 FM and available on demand, wherever you get your&nbsp;podcasts.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br/>Email: mvdouglas@wtjx.org<br/>Phone: (340) 474-1682
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